Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

Statement I:According to classical Indian logicians, all fallacies are material fallacies.

Statement II:According to classical Indian logicians, fallacies could be purely formal as well as purely informal.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect ✓ Correct

DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

Correct answer: (C) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct and Statement 2 is incorrect.

Classical Indian logicians do not separate the form of an argument from its matter the way Western logic does.

Every hetvabhasa is judged by whether the middle term really relates to the object, that is, by content.

So all recognised fallacies in this tradition are material fallacies, as Statement 1 holds.

There is no category of a purely formal or purely informal fallacy here, so Statement 2 is mistaken.

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